The Opposite of Fate : Memories of a Writing Life (Paperback)

from chicamimi

I never read an Amy Tan book before, but I was intrigued by her take on writing and how it works for her. I think I will now check out some of her books as I loved her way with words. It's obvious she loves language and the stories she shared about her life and how she approaches the world and wr...

from beckmears

A truly beautiful book. You could tell from many of Amy Tan's books that she had a turbulent relationship with her mother. These memoirs showed the strong love she had for the strong character who was her mother. I read this book not long after my mother died and was moved and comforted by it.

from tenapy

Every book I read by Amy Tan grows me from the inside out. I gain such undertanding of my own life through the generous sharing of her own experiences and how they have informed her life, work and art. Reading The Opposite of Fate is like being in the middle of a life transforming conversation.

from Niecierpek

A collection of essays, talks at the universities, casual pieces written for various magazines, even a winning essay of 8 year-old then Amy on the importance of the local library. When they are good, they are very good, as good as Amy Tan can be. The problem is they repeat a lot. They obsessively...

from James_Patrick_Joyce

Entertaining, enlightening, and an easy, comfortable read. Amy Tan covers every stage of her life, with evocative imagery, people from movie stars (not too much of that) to a sometimes-crazy mother, loss of her brother and father to cancer, her experiences writing her first work and writing for H...